Handle for golf club carrier



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HANDLE FOR GOLF CLUB CARRIER Filed Oct. 17. 1961 INVENTOR.

HENRY F! YOKERS BYyvwk Z A-r-roauev United States Patent 3,142,087 HANDLE FOR GOLF CLUB CARRIER Henry P. Yokers, Menomonee Falls, Wis., assignor to Sit N Rest Golf Bag Corp., Milwaukee, Wis., a corporation of Wisconsin Filed Oct. 17, 1961, Ser. No. 145,609 7 Claims. (Cl. 16-112) This invention relates to a handle for a golf club carrier. More particularly, it relates to an improved handle construction for a golf club carrier of the type shown in Patents Numbers 2,858,140 and 2,985,465 and has for its principal object the provision of a quieter and superior wearing handle construction.

The novel features of this invention are set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, together with additional objects and advantages thereof, will be more clearly understood from a reading of the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated and in which:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation; and

FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view taken along lines 3-3 of FIG. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, the carrier includes a tubular frame and a golf club carrying body 12 supported on the frame. Body 12 includes a bag 14 and pockets 16 and 18, which are disposed on opposite sides of frame 10. A strap 20 is mounted on the frame and supports snap retainers 22 and 24 above pockets 16 and 18 so that golf clubs can be carried with their heads in the pockets and their shafts supported in the retainers.

Frame 10 includes generally parallel, elongated side frame members 26 and 28. A transversely extending frame member 30 connects the upper ends of the side members and transversely extending frame member 32 connects the lower ends to provide frame 10 with a generally rectangular configuration.

Wheel supports 34 and 36 are connected to the lower end of frame 10 and carry wheels 38 and 40 respectively.

Turning now to the upper end of frame 10 where handle 42 is connected, it will be noted that side members 26 and 28 are each provided with apertures 44 adjacent the transverse frame member 30. Handle 42 has an upper end member 46 and elongated, resilient arms 48. End member 46 extends generally parallel to the frame member 30 and is provided with a hand grip 50. Resilient arms 48 each have an inwardly and downwardly flaring portion 52 and a downwardly and outwardly flaring portion 54. Portions 54 cross frame member 30 and engage bollards 56 which are connected to frame member 30 by pins 58. As will appear more clearly hereinafter, bollards 56 serve as posts for clamping the handle in place.

The lower ends of each of the resilient arms 48 are preferably formed to have a portion 60 extending toward the side members of frame 10, a portion 62 extending downwardly from the end of portion 60 and generally parallel to side members 26 and 28, and a portion 64 diverging at right angles from portion 62 into apertures 44.

When the handle 42 is in its relaxed position, the distance between the portions 62 is greater than the distance between the side members 26 and 28 so that when portions 64 are placed in apertures 44 and resilient arms 48 are snapped over bollards 56 the arms are clamped between the bollards and the side members to hold the handle in its operative position. Furthermore, it should be noted that the handle can be pivoted downwardly to a collapsed position merely by releasing the arms 48 from the bollards, with portions 64 and apertures 44 providing a pivotal connection.

The lower ends of the resilient arms 48 engage the outer walls of side members 26 and 28 to limit the extension of portions 64 into the hollow side members. More particularly, the curved joint between each of the portions 62 and 64, which joint could be considered a part of portion 62 will engage the outer walls of side members 26 and 28 immediately adjacent apertures 44. Portions 64 are of such a length that they terminate in spaced relation from and do not engage the inner walls of the side frame members. As can be seen in FIG. I, handle 42 engages the underside of frame 10 to support the upper end of the carrier as it is pulled along on wheels 38 and 40. This produces some flexing of the handle and also causes the handle to pivot about the frame member 30. With the portions 64 spaced from the inner walls of the side members, their ends cannot wear against the inner walls and produce undesirable noise. The only points of engagement between the handle and the carrier are the smooth engagements at the bollards and between portions 62 and the side members which are quiet and relatively wear free connections. Therefore, a handle connection is provided which is quiet and will not result in excessive wear.

The discussion and illustration of this invention in connection with a particular preferred embodiment thereof has been intended for illustrative purposes only and should not be taken by way of limitation. Accordingly, it is intended in the appended claims to cover all modifications and embodiments of this invention as fall within the true spirit and scope thereof.

What I claim is:

1. In a golf club carrier having a generally rectangular shaped tubular frame the long sides of which are each provided with at least one aperture, the combination with said frame of a handle comprising a pair of spaced apart elongated resilient members, the ends of each of said resilient members having a first portion adjacent to and extending generally parallel with one of said long sides and a second portion diverging at right angles from said first portion and engaged in one of said apertures, the length of said second portion being less than the inside diameter of said long sides so that said ends of said resilient members engage the outer surfaces of respective ones of said long sides to hold the ends of said second portions in spaced relationship from the inside surfaces of said long sides.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said resilient arms cross the short side of said frame, and including post means on said short side arranged to engage and clamp said resilient arms between said post means and said long sides.

3. In a golf club carrier having a generally rectangular shaped tubular frame the long sides of which are each provided with at least one aperture, the combination with said frame of a handle comprising a pair of elongated resilient members, the ends of each of said resilient members having a first portion extending along one of said long sides and a second portion diverging from said first portion into one said aperture and terminating in spaced relation from the inner wall of said long side so that the end of each of said resilient members engage the outer wall of a respective one of said long sides to hold the ends of said second portions in spaced relationship from the inner walls of said long sides, said resilient members maintaining engagement of said ends of said resilient members with the outer walls of said long sides.

4. In a golf club carrier having a frame including a pair of spaced apart hollow frame members each provided with an aperture, the combination with said frame members of a handle having a pair of elongated members the ends of which each include a first portion extending along a portion of respective ones of said frame members and a second portion diverging from said first portion into one of said apertures and terminating in spaced relation from the inner wall of said frame members so that the ends of said elongated members engage the outer walls of said frame members to hold the ends of said second portions in spaced relation from the inner walls of said frame members, and means for maintaining engagement of said ends of said elongated members with the outer walls of said frame members.

5. In a golf club carrier having a tubular frame including opposed side members each provided with at least one aperture, the combination with said frame of a handle comprising a pair of spaced apart elongated resilient members, each of said resilient members including a portion diverging angularly toward respective ones of said side members of said tubular frame, a second portion extending from said angular diverging portion and generally parallel with and adjacent to a respective one of a 6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said tubular frame is generally rectangular in shape and said elongated resilient members cross the upper horizontal side thereof,

said apertures being provided in the vertical sides thereof, and including means on said horizontal side positioned to releasably engage said elongated resilient mem bers and clamp said resilient arms between said means and said vertical sides.

7. In a golf club carrier having a frame including a pair of spaced apart hollow frame members each provided with an aperture, the combination with said frame members of a handle having a pair of elongated members the ends of which are formed to extend generally along a portion of respective ones of said frame members and terminate in laterally extending end portions diverging into one of said apertures and terminating in spaced relation from the inner wall of said frame members so that the ends of said elongated members engage the outer walls of said hollow frame members and hold said end portions in spaced relation from the inner walls of said frame members, and means for maintaining engagement between said elongated members and the outer walls of said hollow frame members.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 400,852 Jones Apr. 2, 1889 993,163 Grilk May 23, 1911 1,367,505 Rossetter Feb. 1, 1921 2,233,516 Cecil et a1 Mar. 4, 1941 2,727,753 Johnson et a1. Dec. 20, 1955 

4. IN A GOLF CLUB CARRIER HAVING A FRAME INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED APART HOLLOW FRAME MEMBERS EACH PROVIDED WITH AN APERTURE, THE COMBINATION WITH SAID FRAME MEMBERS OF A HANDLE HAVING A PAIR OF ELONGATED MEMBERS THE ENDS OF WHICH EACH INCLUDE A FIRST PORTION EXTENDING ALONG A PORTION OF RESPECTIVE ONES OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS AND A SECOND PORTION DIVERGING FROM SAID FIRST PORTION INTO ONE OF SAID APERTURES AND TERMINATING IN SPACED RELATION FROM THE INNER WALL OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS SO THAT THE ENDS OF SAID ELONGATED MEMBERS ENGAGE THE OUTER WALLS OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS TO HOLD THE ENDS OF SAID SECOND PORTIONS IN SPACED RELATION FROM THE INNER WALLS OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS, AND MEANS FOR MAINTAINING ENGAGEMENT OF SAID ENDS OF SAID ELONGATED MEMBERS WITH THE OUTER WALLS OF SAID FRAME MEMBERS. 